The other artists in the shortlist were Dubliners Claire Halpin and Janet Mullarney, Cork-born and Galway-based Gordon Harris, and Kildare native Gabhann Dunne.

The award was announced on the opening day of Vue 2018 at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Ely Place.

Vue 2018 takes place at the Dublin 2 gallery from 01 November 1 until Sunday, November 4.

Savills Prize could be ‘as important to Irish art as the UK’s Turner Prize’

Vue 2018 organiser Patrick O’Sullivan said Vue ‘is a great opportunity’ for collectors and investors to ‘experience some of the best contemporary art currently being created in Ireland, and to get some expert advice and guidance from leading galleries.’

“This is the fourth year the Savills Prize has been presented at Vue and we hope the award will become as important to Irish art as the Turner Prize is in the UK.”

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